Large language models still struggle with basic reasoning tasks. Two new papers that apply machine learning to math provide a blueprint for how that could change. The world has learned two things in ...

Some mathematical statements feel undeniably true the moment you hear them. Yet proving them can be impossible. This theorem ...

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found.

WATCH BELOW as Sun’s political columnist Brian Lilley talks about how math teachers with the influential (but unofficial), Ontario Mathematics Coordinators Association (OMCA), claim the basic math ...

The always interesting Ruth Marcus in her Washington Post column confesses, with some caveats and apparent unease, that Larry Summers was right when he made his controversial statements about men and ...

Logical reasoning is a crucial skill for math success. It helps understand concepts and solve problems. This skill builds strong arguments and reduces errors. It improves problem-solving across ...

Landmark results in geometry and number theory marked an exciting year for mathematics, at a time when advances in artificial intelligence are starting to transform the subject’s future. In May, a ...